Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Lea County, New Mexico, April 17, 1970
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length7.1 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (33.10, -103.48) to the end point (33.18, -103.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 17, 1970, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- New Mexico
- Counties
- Lea County
- Path
- 7.1 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 17, 1970
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 1970 | F4 | Texas | 30 mi | 880 yd | 0 | 24 |
| Apr 17, 1970 | F4 | Texas | 96.6 mi | 880 yd | 5 | 51 |
| Apr 17, 1970 | F4 | Texas | 130 mi | 880 yd | 1 | 13 |
| Apr 17, 1970 | F2 | New Mexico | 39.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17, 1970 | F1 | New Mexico | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.